How Did Birds First Take Off?
In 1993, “Jurassic Park” helped inspire 9-year-old Stephen Brusatte to become a paleontologist. So Dr. Brusatte was thrilled to advise the producers of last year’s “Jurassic World: Dominion” on what…
5 Takeaways From Ron DeSantis’s First Campaign Trip
After his unusual, buzzy and ill-fated presidential debut on Twitter last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida carried out a far more traditional campaign tour this week, barnstorming Iowa, New…
With Rainbow Flags, 2 Students Test China’s Shrinking L.G.B.T.Q. Space
Karolyn Li still remembers reading the brochure from China’s prestigious Tsinghua University when she was in high school preparing to apply to college. It highlighted a graduate who had co-founded…
Biden’s Debt-Deal Strategy: Win in the Fine Print
Shalanda Young couldn’t sleep. A small team of Biden administration officials had spent the past two days in intense negotiations with House Republicans in an attempt to avert a catastrophic…
Why Do We Brand the Summer?
E.E. Holmes, 41, a writer in central Massachusetts, sees versions of the phrase roll across her Twitter feed every May. In 2021, she scrolled past posts about Hobbit Girl Summer…
Vigilante Justice Rises in Haiti and Crime Plummets
The 14 presumed gang members under arrest were arriving at a police station in Haiti’s capital, when a group of people overpowered the police, rounded up the suspects outside and…
Trump Lawyer’s Notes Could Be a Key in the Classified Documents Inquiry
Turning on his iPhone one day last year, the lawyer M. Evan Corcoran recorded his reflections about a high-profile new job: representing former President Donald J. Trump in an investigation…
As Older TikTok Creators Flourish, Brands Are Signing Them Up
In one of Jenny Krupa’s TikTok videos, her neighbor has been hurt. Ms. Krupa’s concern? She wants to see “if the paramedics are hot.” In another video, she lets a…
India’s Train Crash: What We Know
A train crash in eastern India on Friday was the country’s worst rail disaster in two decades, killing more than 230 people. It renewed questions about rail safety in a…
Welcome to CringeTok, Where Being Insufferable Can Be Lucrative
During a three-part special examining the crimes of the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer that aired last November on “Dr. Phil,” Phil McGraw, the host of the daytime talk show, played…